The Arizona sentinel., 1887-01-15
SAVED BY HER DOLL.

SAVED BY HER DOLL. Elsie's Brother Bert and the Danger He Got His Sister Into-How Dog Rover Also Became Useful.
 Elsie had no mother, only a teasing brother Bert, three years her senior, and a father, who went here and there about his fields, and took little heed of his small six-year-old daughter. One other friend she had, friend who, with her mute, untold sympathy, had stolen into warm corner of the small maiden's heart, and that was the Lady Anne-a most beautiful, almost life size, imitation of fine lady, made up of dainty wax and furbelows, and sent to her direct from London by Elsie's cousin Mabel. Oh! how she loved it, but Bert scoffed at it, or rather her, for this grand, titled lady was a living, feeling thing to her wee mamma And how many times Patty, their one servant, had to rescue her from all sorts of perilous situations, all the work of Master Bert.
 On the morning when that began which forms our story, along came the tricksy lad, the Lady Anne in his arms, as Elsie stood with Patty, feeding the fowls.
 1.-The Lady Anne is going for sail, Elsie" said he, jauntily, and hugging the dainty thing to him with boys clumsiness.
 .Oh. she's notr' cried Elsie, with warmth; ''you know the water never agrees with her-she'll be sea-sick. !"
 ''River-sick, you mean, old lady, but what of that? She'll have to get over that Cockney weakness. So here goes, " and the prankish boy passed on, laugh ing the while over his shoulder.
 But Elsie was too quick for him; she made a dart, and rescued her darling, pressing her to her motherly little heart with half amused defiance.
 "Phew! I'd not be a girl, or her doll either, for ever so much," said he, with boyish scorn-
 You'll never be any thing half so good" cried Elsie, laughing in her sleeve over her recovered treasure.
 You're right there, Miss Elsie," agreed Patty. Boys as leases little girls are never of much account.
 "Uncle Bert is monster, lovie, is he not? And you are tired, aren't you, after such fright"
 So the small girl crooned over the Lady Anne, trotting away with her to the house; and Bert heard her words. Nav. he stole after her with cat-like footsteps, and saw where she laid her to sleep, as she termed it, saw her touch the magic string which closed the ready eyes; aye, he saw it all-even- the tender kiss she pressed on the lips of the sleeping beauty-and chuckled a boyish chuckle as he crept away. Here and there went Elsie, while her nurs- ling slept, and anon it was afternoon, and she chanced to be on the outskirts of wood at the back of her father s house, full of pitfalls and dangers to unwary feet, so it was said. From here emerged Master Bert, with very com ical face.
 live taken the Lady Anne for change of air, dear madam" was his greeting to his small sister.
 What? Where? Who?" asked she, all startled and rufied, like some ten der, timid mother dove.
 Well done! three jerky questions in three words," laughed Bert.
 Well, tell me, you know what l mean" cried Elsie.
 Well, then, to question number one. I've transported your COckney friend; secondly, into the heart of the forest where, you'll find out; thirdly-but there is no need to go into the thirdly. "
 This was all the information he would give, and walked on with the air of a judge.
 Transported! the Lady Anne trans ported, when her small mamma thought her snug and warm in her cot up stairs. An! who can understand the heart of little child? With bitter cry Elsie darted away, into the tangle, the gloom, the mystery of the wood. Timid and startled as the wee hares which sprang across her path, the child advanced. Now heavy tramp made her quake, and 8 tall, burly game keeper met her.
 'Well, little one, where are you go- ing?" asked he, kindly enough, eyeing her from his giant height.
 Please, sir, have you seen doll, or met one?" was the silvery little ques- tion in response.
 .'.No, dear; have you lost such a creatureP" smiled the man.
 'Oh! 'tisn't a creature, but dear little darling girl, and she's transport ed," replied Elsie